Subject Syllabus
ME-603 (B) - Computer Aided Engineering
ME · Semester 6
Course Modules
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Methods to solve engineering problems: analytical, numerical, experimentalTheir merits and comparisonDiscretization into smaller elements and effect of size/shape on accuracyImportance of meshingBoundary conditionsComputer Aided Engineering (CAE) and designChain-bumping-stages v/s concurrent-collaborative design cyclesComputer as enabler for concurrent design and Finite Element Method (FEM)Degree of freedom (DOF)Mechanical systems with mass, damper and springStiffness constant K for tensile, bending and torsionPractical applications of FEA in new design, optimization/cost-cutting and failure analysis
Types of analysis in CAE: static (linear/non linear), dynamic, buckling, thermal, fatigue, crash, NVH and CFDReview of normal, shear, torsion, stress-strainTypes of forces and momentsTri-axial stressesMoment of inertiaHow to do meshing1-2-3-D elements and length of elementsForce stiffness and displacement matrixRayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin FEMAnalytical and FEM solution for single rod element and two rod assembly
Three-dimension meshing and elementsOnly 3 DOFAlgorithm for tria to tetra conversionFloating and fixed triasQuality checks for tetra meshingBrick meshing and quality checksSpecial elements and techniquesIntroduction to weld, bolt, bearing and shrink fit simulationsCAE and test data correlationsPost processing techniques
Review of linear optimizationProcess and product optimizationDesign for manufacturing (DFM) aspects in product developmentUse of morphing technique in FEAClassical design for infinite life and design for warranty lifeWarranty yard meetings and functional rolesClimatic conditions and design abusesCase studies